Improvement in loading attachments to hay-wagons



No, 44,713. PATENTED OCT. 18, 1864 L. M. 1201mm, LOADING ATTACHMENT. FOR HAY WAGONS 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Wiizzessas. a zm No. 44,713. .PATENTED OCT. 18. 1864.

. I L. M. 110mm.

. LOADING ATTACHMENT FOR HAY WAGONS.

2 SHBETB SEEBT' 2.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

n. M. nonnm, on ELMIRA, NEW YORK;

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 4.4.713, dated October 18. 1864.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, L. M. DOUDN 10f El-. mm, m the county of Ohemung and tate of New York,'have invented anew and Improved Loading Device; and I do hereby declare that the following is a; full, clear, and exact descriptiou thereof, which will enable others'skilled in the art to make and use the same,reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, form 'ing part of this specification, in whichons with hay, grain, fruit, potatoes, &o., gathered. in cocks or piles at convenient distances apart in the field.

A represents a wagon, which maybe con structed in any proper manner, and having a standard,'B, at the rear part of its body, said standard being arranged in such a manner that it may turn freely in .its bearings. 0n the top of this standard B there is secured by a p'ivot,'a, a lever, 0, havingftwo' pulleys, b b, fitted in it, over which a rope, D, passes, one

' and of said rope having a. fork, E, attached to it, and the other end being fastened to'a drum, F, on a shaft, G, which is at the rear of the wagonbehind the backaxle. The shaft G is allowed to slide'initsbearings, and it is moved or adjusted by a lever, H. One end of this shift has apinion, I, nponit, which gears into a'wheeI, J, attached concentrically to onelof theback wheels K of the wagon, and the pin ion I'is shoved in orout of gear with the wheel J by moving the shaft G.

The operation in loading hay, for instance, is

as follows: The hayis previously gathered into cocks, and the wagon is drawn past them, the operator having hold of the lever Hkeeping the pinion '1 out of gear with the wheel J while the wagonis being drawn lromoock to cook. As the wagon reaches a cook the fork E is thrust into item the pinion I of shaft G thrown in gear with the wheel J. This causes the shaft G to rotate'as the wagon is drawn along, and the rope D will be wound upon the drum F, and the fork E, with it"sloa-d, elevated,

the load being swung over thewagon by turning thelever'G, andthefork is trippedin order to discharge its load. The pinion I is then thrown out .ofgear with the wheel J and the fork. The lever 0, being previously swung around from over the wagon, descends so as to take one succeeding'load.

When potatoes or fruit are to be loaded a basket or bucket is used instead of the, fork E.

1 would remark that a gnide-pnlley', a", is

fitted in an arm, b", at the rear of the wagon for the rope D to pass over in winding upon and oil from the drum F.

I claim as new'and' desire to secure .hyLet- .ters Patent-- The rotating standard B, provided with the lever G, and placed at the rear of the wagon A, in combination with the hoisting-rope D and drum F, the latter 'bein'gon an adjustable shafhGnt the rear of the wago'n,and connected with 'and disconnected from one of the wheels K of the wagon, as shown, and all arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1.. M. DOUDNA. Witnesses R. H. Ransom, W. Sennmcnnn. 

